Southern California; . st and beautyto be reached bj^ the electriccars — Altadena and the mountains beyond in one direc-tion and the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm in the are several ostrich farms in Southern California,at Norwalk, Pasadena and Coronado, but a description ofone will suffice for all. The ostrich is one of the most ungainly, unlovelycreatures that walk the . earth. It is a relic of >•» ^an earlier geologicalepoch handed down tous in all its paleolithicugliness. Its great barelegs support a massivebody to one end ofwhich is attached along,stiff neck ending in - a litt
Southern California; . st and beautyto be reached bj^ the electriccars — Altadena and the mountains beyond in one direc-tion and the South Pasadena Ostrich Farm in the are several ostrich farms in Southern California,at Norwalk, Pasadena and Coronado, but a description ofone will suffice for all. The ostrich is one of the most ungainly, unlovelycreatures that walk the . earth. It is a relic of >•» ^an earlier geologicalepoch handed down tous in all its paleolithicugliness. Its great barelegs support a massivebody to one end ofwhich is attached along,stiff neck ending in - a little crook in lieu of a head,is flattened on top, and two great brown eyes bulge out,ever looking about for something to eat — grass, oranges,sand or newspaper — it makes little difference. Whenits great, fiat, clumsy beak is opened, there seems to benothing left of the head but a cavity, and its note is asudden open-mouthed explosion, half sputter and halfhiss. It also on occasion roars more vociferously than a.
Size: 2066px × 1210px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorkeelerch, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookyear1901
